This is part of The Three Series. In Spain, we are coming to the end of the academic year, and I don’t know about you, but for me this year has flown by. I’m glad to say that many of my teachers have said the same thing – I hope this indicates that the yearContinue reading “The Three Series: Three things managers can do at the end of the academic year”
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The Three Series: 3 (well 6 actually!) books for managers in ELT
This is part of The Three Series. I read a lot of books, but unfortunately I don’t have enough time to review all of them in detail. This being said, I wanted to put together a post that focused on books for my managers out there! What follows here is a list of six titles thatContinue reading “The Three Series: 3 (well 6 actually!) books for managers in ELT”
Musings of an academic manager – the art of timetabling classes
The last two years have been interesting – especially around September. One of the most challenging aspects of running a language academy has been timetabling – working out what classes go where, and who is going to teach these classes. In this short post, I’m going to talk about some mistakes we’ve made over theContinue reading “Musings of an academic manager – the art of timetabling classes”
Article Notes: Roads to quality street: perspectives on quality in ELT – George Pickering
‘Article Notes’ is a set of blog posts in which I write down my notes about articles that I read. These notes are not meant to be ‘academic’ or ‘formal’; rather, they are my ramblings and immediate thoughts in reaction to the content I read. I’ve written them up to help me remember the article,Continue reading “Article Notes: Roads to quality street: perspectives on quality in ELT – George Pickering”
Article Notes: What is a ‘good’ teacher? – Terry Phillips
‘Article Notes’ is a set of blog posts in which I write down my notes about articles that I read. These notes are not meant to be ‘academic’ or ‘formal’; rather, they are my ramblings and immediate thoughts in reaction to the content I read. I’ve written them up to help me remember the article,Continue reading “Article Notes: What is a ‘good’ teacher? – Terry Phillips”
Article Notes: Transforming the wheel: from teaching skills to management skills – Liz Clarkson and Pat Lodge
‘Article Notes’ is a set of blog posts in which I write down my notes about articles that I read. These notes are not meant to be ‘academic’ or ‘formal’; rather, they are my ramblings and immediate thoughts in reaction to the content I read. I’ve written them up to help me remember the article,Continue reading “Article Notes: Transforming the wheel: from teaching skills to management skills – Liz Clarkson and Pat Lodge”
Musings of an academic manager – An update and a brain dump
Moving into a full-time Director of Studies position this year was something I had been looking forward to. It would mean a whole new set of challenges, and I would be able to contribute even more to the academy that I have grown to love. But boy oh boy, is it a whole new ballContinue reading “Musings of an academic manager – An update and a brain dump”
The 2018/2019 academic year – A year of learning curves
The end has come to the 2018/2019 academic year and, as always, reflection is key to progress. Here are a few things that I have learnt coming out from this extremely busy year, which was also the first year that I have officially held a position as a teacher trainer. Development works One of theContinue reading “The 2018/2019 academic year – A year of learning curves”
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